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by maratd 8y ago
This is horrendously inaccurate. Yes, if you're a part of a sect controlled by the Communist Party, you're ok. The idea that this is a viable alternative ... I'm beyond words. The fact that you cannot purchase books at the he
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by maratd 8y ago
How’s that Renault/Nissan thing going?
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It's highly likely that Robinhood will do the same. It'll be parked in a money market, with the option of writing checks, etc. all of which you can do already with the other brokerages. The new thing here I think is the ATM card a
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by maratd 8y ago
> The li-ion externalities is mostly incurred once when mining. I agree with your comment, but lithium is not mined. This is a common misconception and should be noted since we're chatting about externalities. https://en.
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They use deadly force against people firing missiles in the Gaza Strip, an area of land the residents are unable to leave and is under an Egyptian and Israeli blockade because it is controlled by Hamas, a terrorist organization. One side is
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by maratd 8y ago
Not quite. When he took power, he ruthlessly enforced atheism and slaughtered anyone who stood in his way. Only when he was fighting for his life with the Nazis did he find the Orthodox Church useful in his efforts. After he was done with t
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by maratd 8y ago
> The state became the church, its leaders became the saints. Can you name a single attempt to eradicate religion that didn't end up with the very description you provide?
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> Today we are experimenting with new phenomena Pretty sure every generation from the beginning of time has thought of itself as a pioneer exposed to new forces and new phenomena. It's a bit arrogant to think that you're the on
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by maratd 8y ago
> signal to noise ratio This is another euphemism for hearing ideas you disagree with. You choose who to friend/follow/read. Occasionally those people will say things you don't agree with. > you don’t know what informat
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> What matters is whether it's hard for others to offer alternatives It is monstrously hard to offer alternatives. The barrier to entry is the massive engineering effort to compete. Google is not just a search engine. It is an ema
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No, but they do control their border with Gaza, which is as locked down as those ports you mention.
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> The UN disagrees. The UN is a political animal controlled by political interests. Common sense can be used here. Gaza shares more border with Egypt than with Israel.
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> Instead the Israeli stance is noted as being the same as Egypt Because it is.
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> They can also find it out. How do they know you lied?
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Tesla is a luxury car manufacturer and isn't competing with GM/Ford/etc.
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> There’s nothing being done here that couldn’t or shouldn’t just be handled with a traditional database. I generally agree with you and if I had to implement the solution, I wouldn't do so with blockchain. That said, if there'
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by maratd 8y ago
> This would also negatively affect the United States. How much money are our values worth? If we're willing to prostrate ourselves in front of dictators and tyrants who twist the rules of the game and compromise our values, let&#x2
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by maratd 8y ago
Violating someones privacy and actual censorship, while both terrible, are in completely different categories. Censorship is far worse and is almost always a precursor to violence against those being censored.
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by maratd 8y ago
> The lure of a market of a billion people is an illusion. The game is very much rigged. They know they won't be allowed first place, but they're willing to compromise themselves for a second place finish. We really need to sta
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Volvo unveils all-electric and autonomous truck without a cab(electrek.co)
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Sounds just fine when I read it. If you don't have something in production, you have nothing.
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Sure, because they have nothing to push.
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> Why are Worm Capital and the YouTube guy getting factory tours? Because they're helping the bottom line? That's Tesla's job. To help itself. Are you proposing they give tours to short sellers?
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> And surely your judgement must be clouded if you think Tesla has the best in class self driving technology. They have the best in class self driving technology that's actually in production. Until I can actually sit in one of Waym
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by maratd 8y ago
> hmm, aside from the BS that the model s fits 7 people.... With the rear-facing seats, it does. Although uncomfortably. You're better off with the Model X for that many. > “normal” car = 20k Yes, let's compare a value car w
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by maratd 8y ago
It's a start. They weren't even doing that.
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What exactly is your argument? That if there's a bad law on the books, we shouldn't have laws?
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Since you lived there, you should know there are plenty of independent grocery stores that stock all those items and are cheaper than WF. And I gave you the example of Trader Joes, on top of everything, which is definitely cheaper than WF.
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by maratd 8y ago
> In my experience Whole Foods is the cheapest grocery store in the city Have you been to china town? Yeah, sure, if you compare whole foods to other upscale groceries, that can be the case ... but even Trader Joes is cheaper. There are
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by maratd 8y ago
Yes, New York is expensive. You know what though? All those other places ... they're not New York. You can live in Boston, but then you're living in Boston.

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